The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling Insight Into Life in the Dinosaur KingdomA detailed examination of the world of dinosaurs, their appearance, behavior, and families, describing current theories about their extinction and explaining how paleontologists study their fossilized remains. |
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Page 42
... forelimbs enabled it to swim more efficiently in the lagoons , either in pursuit of prey or to avoid predators . Unfortunately the evidence upon which the ' flipper ' reconstruction is based is extremely dubious . The forelimbs of this ...
... forelimbs enabled it to swim more efficiently in the lagoons , either in pursuit of prey or to avoid predators . Unfortunately the evidence upon which the ' flipper ' reconstruction is based is extremely dubious . The forelimbs of this ...
Page 47
... forelimbs of Struthiomimus were clearly not powerful enough to undertake the sort of digging activities needed to grub up anthills . Certainly there is no evidence of the powerful shoulder muscles characteristic of modern anteaters ...
... forelimbs of Struthiomimus were clearly not powerful enough to undertake the sort of digging activities needed to grub up anthills . Certainly there is no evidence of the powerful shoulder muscles characteristic of modern anteaters ...
Page 88
... forelimbs of Camarasaurus . In recent years it has been proposed that many sauropods were able to rear up on their hindlimbs in order to reach higher foliage . The large forelimbs and relatively short tail makes it seem unlikely that ...
... forelimbs of Camarasaurus . In recent years it has been proposed that many sauropods were able to rear up on their hindlimbs in order to reach higher foliage . The large forelimbs and relatively short tail makes it seem unlikely that ...
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling ... David Norman,John Sibbick No preview available - 1998 |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: An Original and Compelling ... David Norman No preview available - 1998 |
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Albertosaurus Allosaurus Anchisaurus animals ankylosaurids Apatosaurus archosaurs armour beak Bernissart bipedal birds body bones bony Brachiosaurus Camarasaurus carnivorous carnosaurs Centrosaurus ceratopians ceratopids claws Coelophysis coelurosaurs Compsognathus creatures crests Cretaceous Period crocodiles Deinonychus described Digit dinosaurs diplodocids Diplodocus discovered discovery dromaeosaurids early excavated extinct Eye socket fingers foot forelimbs fossil frill front legs hadrosaurids head herbivorous Heterodontosaurus hindlimbs horns Hypsilophodon hypsilophodontids Iguanodon iguanodontids known late Cretaceous late Jurassic late Triassic living lizards lower jaw mammals Marsh Mesozoic Mongolia muscles Museum Natural History neck nodosaurids North America nostrils ornithischians ornithomimosaurs ornithopods Ouranosaurus pachycephalosaurs palaeontologists pelvis plant Plateosaurus plates predators preserved prey probably prosauropods Protoceratops pterosaurs pubis relatively remains reptile rocks saurids sauropods saurus Scelidosaurus shoulder similar skeleton skull slender snout species specimen spikes spines Stegosaurus Struthiomimus tail teeth thecodontians theropods toes Triassic Triceratops types typical tyrannosaurids upper vertebrae